Of the twenty-four categories, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences devotes three categories to honor achievement in a short subject: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Submissions must be less than 40 minutes in length and have held a … Continue reading THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT SUBJECTS — LIVE ACTION
I felt the urge to direct because I couldn’t stomach what was being done with what I wrote. —Joseph L. Mankiewicz Continue reading Born On This Day — February 11, 1909
One of cinema’s greatest uses or values lies not just in its ability to capture reality, but to capture or suggest dreams. And silent films excelled from the start in fully embracing the weirdness of real-life and dream and how … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 10, 1961
I’ve never much been interested in doing films that no one gets to see. —Michael Apted Continue reading Born On This Day — February 10, 1941
Of the twenty-four categories, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences devotes three categories to honor achievement in a short subject: Animation, Documentary, and Live Action. Submissions must be less than 40 minutes in length and have held a … Continue reading THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT SUBJECTS — ANIMATION
The director is the channel through which a motion picture reaches the screen. —King Vidor Continue reading Born On This Day — February 8, 1894
Most directors make films with their eyes; I make films with my testicles. I never suspected that El Topo would be seen. All Mexico was against it, they wanted to kill me—they thought I was making a black mass! I … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 7, 1929
Les Mistons is a short film that follows five teenage boys as they, in turn, follow two lovers. The boys are all in love with the girl and try to turn her against the guy. It is often given the English … Continue reading LES MISTONS
From 1966: I am a French filmmaker who has thirty films to shoot in the years to come: some will succeed, others not, and it’s just about all the same to me, as long as I can make them. I … Continue reading Born On This Day — February 6, 1932
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